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    The Road To Happiness

    Contributed by Marianne Unger on May 29, 2003
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    The Bible gives us clear directions to happiness.

    Psalm 1 The Road To Happiness Often times our religion has terminology that is specific to our life experiences. We often speak of our faith in words that try to describe a heavenly realm in earthly terms. Psalm 1 is chock full of metaphorical language to help us better understand God’s plans ...read more

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    Obstacles To Church Planting Movements By David Garrison

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Nov 1, 2003
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    Obstacles to Church Planting Movements

    Obstacles to Church Planting Movements by David Garrison Church Planting Movements are acts of God, but it’s amazing how much mankind is capable of interfering with them. As with most of God’s works among us, He allows us to actively cooperate with Him or become obstacles—consciously or ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Source

    Contributed by Greg Waddell on Dec 10, 2002
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    Jesus points the Samaritan woman toward a relationship with God as the source of life.

    I. THE STORY IS SAD AND ALL TOO FAMILIAR. Nobody knows it better than a woman who lived nearly two millenniums ago in a remote village in northern Palestine. She had made what she thought was a good decision, to marry the man of her dreams. However, it was not long before she started having ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Change Your Clothes

    Contributed by Anthony Mancina on Oct 30, 2002
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    In the book of Colossians we are told to put on the new man. We need to change our clothes.

    Change Your Clothes I. Clothing – What does it represent? 1. Sign of wealth, prestige and social position  Priestly Garment – Exodus 39  Joseph’s Coat – Genesis 37:3 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Spent For God

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 13, 2007
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    Coins are made from precious metals and bare the image of authority. We are precious creations of God that bare His image. How should we be spent as Gods currency?

    Spent for God This passage remains one of my all time favorites. I love it because Jesus took a simple thing like a coin and crushed his enemies who were trying to trap him. It is just beautiful in its power and simplicity. It is pure Jesus. Interesting Things about Coins. Coins represent a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    A Happy Home And A Cooking Church Series

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Mar 28, 2007
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    To have a "Happy Home" and a Church which cooks...requires us to do it God’s way.

    * Years ago my dad taught me a lesson which I remember till today. As usual, I had to learn it the hard way. As I recall, he sent me into the yard to remove a rose bush. Instead of doing what he said and “digging it up”, I cut it off just below the ground and roughed up the dirt like I had dug ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    How Shall We Live?

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Oct 23, 2008
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    This question should be asked and answered by every believer. This word was very important to our body.

    How Shall We Live? Text: Acts 4:13-20 13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. 14 And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Baptism: What Does It Mean To Have A Cicumcised Heart?

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Nov 8, 2009
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    For us as Gentile believers we don’t need to be physically circumcised, but we do need to have circumcised hearts, and the outward sign of this is Baptism. What does it mean to have a circumcised heart?

    As we continue with our study of St. Paul’s letter to the Colossians we today come face to face with baptism and with the forgiveness of Jesus Christ. The water of Baptism is where we are mysteriously ‘buried with [Christ] …and raised with [Christ] through [our] faith in the power of God who raised ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Walking In Strength Series

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 14, 2000
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    God gives us the strength we need to walk with Him on a daily basis

    Walking in Strength Isaiah 40:28-31 July 23, 2000 Morning Service Introduction I. The fifth grade class A. Teacher asks a question 1. Does anyone here understand electricity? 2. One over anxious boy raises his hand – “I understand electricity?” B. The tragic twist 1. Teacher: “Jimmy, please ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Petition For Pardon Series

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Aug 11, 2004
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    jesus includes in His blueprint forgiveness as s key element and principle for prayer.

    Petition for Pardon Matthew 6:9-13 Series: The Blueprint for Prayer August 8, 2004 Introduction A Christian lawyer who had been studying the scripture made the decision to cancel the debts of every client that owed him money for more than six months. The lawyer wrote a letter explaining the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Let's Stay Connected

    Contributed by Harold Wanton on Apr 25, 2009
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    We must remain connected to Jesus Christ in order to bear the fruit of righteousness

    LETS STAY CONNECTED! Jesus is in his last days, and he’s giving his disciples instructions on how they can stay connected with him, even after he’s absent from the flesh. He’s about to depart and take on his eternal glory, and return to be with his Father for a period of ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    A Biblical Model For Serving God Series

    Contributed by Tim Huie on Mar 17, 2009
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    All Christians are gifted and expected to use that gift. Not all service is pleasing to the One who gifted us, however!

    Note: Narrative is not normative, but see II Thess. 3:9 A BIBLICAL MODEL FOR MINISTRY I THESS 2:1-12 1. Illus. of my call into ministry • Knew God had called me to this work. 2. You may not realize it, but if you are a Christian God has called you to be a minister too! God’s plan is this: He gives ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Worshipper's Gift

    Contributed by Daniel Cabrera on Nov 18, 2006
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    giving

    Text. Lk 7:36-38 Intro: WAS SHE A WORSHIPPER, WHAT WAS HER GIFT AND HOW DID SHE PRESENT IT? a gift is worth more when it is given with the right attitude, and proper actions that follow.. WHY IS IT NECCESSARY TO GIVE? settles 4 issues within our lives 1. The Position Issue (who is going to be # ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Advent

    Contributed by Joanna Beveridge on Dec 5, 2006
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    Jesus is the light of the world who through his birth brought new hope to the world.

    Today is the fourth, and final, Sunday of Advent. Very shortly we will be celebrating Christmas – the festival which bears our Saviour’s name. Each year we seem to move further and further away from the religious ideals of Christmas and nearer and nearer to an orgy of conspicuous consumption. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    What's Inside Of A Gift?

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Dec 22, 2013
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    What’s inside most gifts? Love, time and physical labor to pay for the gift; Plus, hopefully, something the recipient needed.

    What’s Inside of a Gift? John 4:10 (Use a nice wrapped gift for visual) Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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